Bears, particularly brown and black bears, are known to scratch their backs against trees, poles, or other rough surfaces as a way to alleviate itching or to mark their territory. And witnessing this ...

A compilation of trail-cam footage from Canada’s Yukon Territory shows grizzly bears expressing specific interest in the same tree at various points in 2022. The accompanying footage, shared Wednesday ...

A Southern California resident woke up to a surprise on the doorstep. A bear knocked over trash bins, climbed a tree and used the tree's trunk to enjoy what appeared to be a back scratch during a ...

A trail camera captured a “groovy” brown bear returning to the same tree to scratch and spread its scent, footage released by Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park shows. This video shows one brown bear ...

A fat bear in the Washington Cascades needed one last good back scratch before taking a long winter's nap. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife posted surveillance video on Facebook of the ...